The Good Ancestor
How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World
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Narrated by:
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Joe Jameson
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Written by:
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Roman Krznaric
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'This is the book our children's children will thank us for reading' – The Edge, U2
How can we be good ancestors?
From the first seeds sown thousands of years ago, to the construction of the cities we still inhabit, to the scientific discoveries that have ensured our survival, we are the inheritors of countless gifts from the past. Today, in an age driven by the tyranny of the now, with 24/7 news, the latest tweet, and the buy-now button commanding our attention, we rarely stop to consider how our actions will affect future generations. With such frenetic short-termism at the root of contemporary crises, the call for long-term thinking grows every day – but what is it, has it ever worked, and can we even do it?
In The Good Ancestor, leading public philosopher Roman Krznaric argues that there is still hope. From the pyramids to the NHS, humankind has always had the innate ability to plan for posterity and take action that will resonate for decades, centuries, even millennia to come. If we want to become good ancestors, now is the time to recover and enrich this imaginative skill.
The Good Ancestor reveals six profound ways in which we can all learn to think long-term, exploring how we can reawaken oft-neglected but uniquely human talents like ‘cathedral thinking’ that expand our time horizons and sharpen our foresight. Drawing on radical solutions from around the world, Krznaric celebrates the innovators who are reinventing democracy, culture and economics so that we all have the chance to become good ancestors and create a better tomorrow.
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- Meenal Jhala
- 27-01-22
Excellent read
The book is an excellent read and a must read for all ages, even teenagers and preteens. It is well narrated too.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-04-22
An interesting take on 'Time'
It was a great book, and gave some new insights on the scale of time and how how a slight different interpretation of time can change our future.
its a nice book if you're into the subject of futurism
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